Maine lawmaker praises Trump for 'clear message' on keeping men out of women's sports

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Rep. Laurel Libby, Republican of Maine, applauds Donald Trump’s In his speech at a joint Congress meeting on Tuesday night, he commented on keeping biological men away from girls and women’s movements.

Libby is Maine House of Representatives In a social media post, a transgender athlete won the women’s competition. Libby also had a fight with Maine Gov. Janet Mills with how the president fell in February.

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President Donald Trump was at a joint Congressional meeting at the Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The two fight for the state’s decision not to change their gender engagement policies to comply with the president’s executive orders to separate biological men from girls and women’s movements. Trump threatened to collect federal funds for schools in Maine if the state does not comply with the state.

Trump cheered loudly when he mentioned the executive order Tuesday night. He shouted out Payton McNabb A story about a high school volleyball game where a transgender athlete was seriously injured while spiking the ball in her face. She couldn’t finish her high school career on the court.

“Schools will kick out of the women’s team or they will lose all federal funds,” Trump said.

Payton McNabb clapped his hands around and around President Donald Trump at the joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Libby wrote on X that Mills must be “absolutely panicked.”

“Her failure has zeroed in Maine’s competition to protect the women’s movement. President Trump is sending a clear message to her and other leaders across the country: Our girls’ voices will be heard and their rights will be respected.”

Trump’s remarks come the day after Senate Democrats blocked protections for women and girls in sports. Republicans needed 60 votes to overcome the fiterib vote, but only received 51 votes.